FISHING RIGHTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 1 May 1922, Page 8

FISHING RIGHTS.

IN SIBERIAN WATERS

ST CABLE—PB^ESS. ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT (Reuter). Received May 1 5 9.50, a.m TOKIO, April '29. iae Foreign Office statement shows :--:ar a break has occurred with Merkuioir. liead of the Vladivostock adminis-r-ition, over tlie continuance of Japan-c-v» fishing rights in Siberian waters. Licenses were -due for renewal, but Mvrkuloff refused .to issue them'under t:;-.» old conditions. Japan, while not rt-i-'ognising Merkuloff's right to act,! •s-;i.5 forced to deal with him under the .-.-cjsting conditions. He is, however, ixiging all the points and refusing to - T.eede even indisputable rights. t ? 'pan was therefore forced to disrec.rd Merkuloff and act with a view to ■.::::;mmteeing the fishermen full safety.